There's not much middle ground for Final Fantasy XIII, either you'll appreciate what it's trying to do or you won't. Thankfully I had a great time with these characters and enjoyed most of the change...

Episode #6 - Level 1 (Ep. 6) - Sit down, press start and get ready for Level 1. After weeks of looking at the NES and Genesis, it's time to focus our Level 1 light on another system. This time around we're looki...

Beaterator sets out to create a compelling music creator for the PSP. An application where you lay down beats and map out your own masterpieces. If that's the goal, then it succeeds in every possibl...

Metal Slug purists may hate me for saying this, but it's time for this franchise to evolve. Metal Slug XX is a fun action game that simultaneously reminds me why I love AND hate this series. The gre...

Episode #140 - If it's Tuesday it's This Week in Defunct Games! Last week we didn't have an episode because something called real life got in the way. But don't worry, because this week we're making up for the abs...

Episode #51 - Commercial Break (Ep. 51) - It's time for another exciting episode of Commercial Break, the show that looks at the worst video game advertising of all time. This week we dig deep to find the good in ...

Episode #5 - Level 1 (Ep. 5) - Sit down, press start and get ready for Level 1. This week we're taking a look at one of my favorite spy games as a kid. It's Rolling Thunder, the influential 2D action game known ...

Square Enix really outdid themselves with Star Ocean: The Last Hope International. This is a huge, gorgeous adventure with a memorable storyline and plenty of cool twists. Better yet, it has some of t...

Episode #170 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 170) - I have a confession to make: I'm in love with bad art. I'm not talking about paintings of dogs playing poker or the creepy David Duchovny nude art exhibits, but rather th...

Episode #4 - Level 1 (Ep. 4) - Sit down, press start and get ready for Level 1. This week we're moving away from video game classics and driving straight into a tree. Today we're going to talk about Altered Beas...

Episode #38 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 38) - Each and every day I look forward to my helping of The Young Turks, the hugely popular online talk show. But lately the show has made me question my loyalties. ...

A year after releasing Resident Evil 5, Capcom is back with the exciting conclusion to the story. In this Jill-centric DLC we get plenty of zombies to shoot at, a tense countdown to worry about and a...

Episode #139 - If it's Tuesday it's This Week in Defunct Games, the show that blows the lid off of the best and worst in this week's retro releases. Apparently Nintendo is looking to ride the Final Fantasy XIII pre...

Episode #9 - Comic Book Mods (Ep. 9) - Johnny Turbo is back to fight the evil FEKA! This is Comic Book Mods, the show that takes real video game comic books and edits them in mostly offensive ways. In this episo...

Episode #3 - Level 1 (Ep. 3) - Sit down, press start and get ready for Level 1. This week we're moving away from the character driven action games into our very first shoot-em-up. They say that in space no one c...

Episode #169 - Super Mario Advance sucks! There, I said it. While few people complained about the series at the time, ten years later it's hard to defend this Game Boy Advance franchise. Maybe you're the one that...

Episode #138 - If it's Tuesday it's This Week in Defunct Games. At least, it USUALLY is. Apparently last week Nintendo completely forgot to upload a Virtual Console game, so we all got a few days off. Thankfully ...